Oral history interview with Claire Milliren, [sound recording], 2008.

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Oral history interview with Claire Milliren, [sound recording], 2008.

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Claire Milliren, an Arkansaw, Wisconsin native, discusses his World War II service as a bombardier in the 8th Air Force. Milliren talks about his upbringing on a farm near Arkansaw and receiving a draft notice the day he enlisted in the Army Air Force. He speaks of basic training at Biloxi (Mississippi), cadet training at Santa Ana (California), gunnery school at Kingman (Arizona), and B-24 crew training in Pueblo (Colorado). In 1944, he tells of flying to Great Britain with his crew and nicknaming their airplane "Hull's Angels" after their pilot. Stationed in England, Milliren discusses relations between the British and Americans, visiting pubs, driving through the fog in London, and flying practice missions at night. He describes the troubles encountered on his first mission to Germany, flying through flak, and once having to land in France overnight. Milliren touches on the death of some cadets during a training accident in New Mexico. He comments on debriefings, using Norden bombsights, and corresponding by letter with his future wife. After the war, he addresses his homecoming, finishing college, and getting a job as an agricultural instructor in Owen (Wisconsin). Milliren mentions working twelve years as an instructor for a veteran farm training program, and he describes his involvement with the American Legion and the Owen-Withee Vets Club, including efforts to improve a local veterans' memorial. He discusses using radar to bomb targets in cloudy weather and flying his last two missions on the same day.

Sound recording : 1 sound cassette (ca. 45 min.); analog, 1 7/8 ips.Master sound recording : 1 sound disc (ca. 45 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.Security sound recording : 1 sound cassette (ca. 45 min.); analog, 1 7/8 ips.Military papers : 0.1 linear ft. (1 folder)Transcript : 17 p.

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